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This is the version of Jingle Bells as it is most commonly sung today. Only the first verse is included, the lyrics of which differ slightly from Pierpont's original version, published in 1857. Pierpont's original song also had a different chorus melody. It is unknown who replaced the chorus melody and the words with those of the modern version.

"Jingle Bells" is one of the best-known and commonly sung Christmas songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title "One Horse Open Sleigh" in the autumn of 1857. Even though it is now associated with the Christmas and holiday season, it was actually originally written to be sung for American Thanksgiving. The above text from the Wikipedia article "Jingle Bells" text is available under CC BY-SA 3.0.